🎙️ Hosts: Mike Ouren, Sura Hadi, Elizabeth Rodziewicz
🎧 Episode Title: The 2025 Hiring Curve: Biotech, Automation & What’s Next (Part 2)
Ghosting. Bottlenecks. Myths about hiring made easy.
In Part 2 of our Science Means Business conversation with Ian Cooper and Chris Gaetani of BioMed Recruitment, we dig into the hard truths shaping biotech and automation jobs in 2025.
🔍 We cover:• Ghosting & bottlenecks in the hiring process• How recruiters can (and should) give feedback
• Strategies for candidates stuck in a stalled job search• The myth of “easy hiring” in a talent-rich market
• Why hiring managers need partners, not more resumes
• Networking, adaptability, and building pipelines without burnout
• Picks of the Week: tools, tea, travel pillows & more
💡 If you’re hiring in biotech or automation - or job hunting in 2025 - this one’s packed with real talk.
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⏱️ EPISODE CHAPTERS – NAVIGATE THE EPISODE
00:00 Cold Open - Cane’s Tea vs Cane’s Sauce?
00:42 Intro & Recap of Part 1
02:05 Ghosting & Bottlenecks Era
07:18 Why Feedback Matters
10:16 Stalled Job Searches & What to Do
15:29 Adaptability & Startups
19:34 Networking Events (LRIG, Lab Automators, Europe)
27:10 Hiring Managers: What to Stop Doing
34:39 Recruiters as Partners, Not Vendors
41:17 Busting Hiring Myths in Biotech
47:01 Picks of the Week (Tools, Tea & Travel Pillows)
55:00 Wrap Up & Outro
🔗 Guest & Company Links:
🌐 BioMed Recruitment: https://biomedrecruitment.com
👤 Ian Cooper on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-cooper17/
👤 Chris Gaetani on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-gaetani-586a3a129/
📌 SHORTS (Quick Clips from the Episode)
▶️ https://youtube.com/shorts/uZr2aOYDK_Y?si=owT4o5jjG4m0ljNc
▶️ https://youtube.com/shorts/rjh-qfQUy4k?si=h2NOMZwmJTlfwIN9
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